2013.09-2019.01 PhD， Tsinghua University
2009.09-2013.06 B.Eng， Huazhong University of Science and Technology

2022.09-present Associate Professor, Shanghai Jiao Tong University
2019.05-2022.07 Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Waterloo
2016.09-2017.09 Visiting PhD, University of Waterloo

Low dimensional materials and nanodevices
Laser micro/nano fabrication
Green energy harvesting
Nanophotonics
Wearable electronics

39. P. Han, D. Shen*, G. Zhao, Z. Han, L. Guo, J. Huo, D. Zhang, H. Luo, R. Tang, Q. Gu, H. Zhang, X. Zhang, M. Ren, L. Zhu, Laser-engraved moisture electricity generators for scalable function integration, ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 2025.
38. L. Guo, D. Shen*, Q. Gu, R. Tang, G. Zhao, Z. Han, F. Li, P. Han, Y. Su, M. Ren, X. Zhang, L. Zhu*, All-in-One, Full Optoelectronic Logic Gates with a Tunable van der Waals Junction, Advanced Functional Materials, 2025, e25212.
37. D. Shen*, F. Li, Y. Su, L. Zhu*, Harnessing the power from ambient moisture with hygroscopic materials, Nano-Micro Letters, 2025.
36. G. Zhao, F. Li, L. Guo, D. Zhang, H. Luo, J. Huo, Z. Han, P. Han, Q. Gu, R. Tang, Y. Su, F. Zhan*, L. Zhu*, D. Shen*, Cellulose/ionic hydrogel moisture electric generators with enhanced output and stability, Chemical Engineering Journal, 2025, 518, 164788.
35. M. Xiao*, D. Shen*, J. Huang*, Interface engineering for enhanced memristive devices and neuromorphic computing applications, International Materials Reviews, 2025, 70, 205-247.
34. F. Li, J. Zhao*, B. Li, Z. Han, L. Guo, P. Han, H. H. Kim, Y. Su, L. Zhu, D. Shen*, Water-Triboelectrification-Complemented Moisture Electric Generator, ACS Nano, 2024, 18, 30658–30667.
33. D. Shen, F. Li, J. Zhao, R. Wang, B. Li, Z. Han, L. Guo, P. Han, D. Yang, H. H. Kim, Y. Su, Z. Gong, L. Zhu, Ionic Hydrogel-Based Moisture Electric Generators for Underwater Electronics, Advanced Science, 2024, 2408954.
32. D. Shen, H. Yang, T. Patel. D. A. Rhodes, T. Timusk, Y. N. Zhou, N. Y. Kim, A. W. Tsen, Gate-Tunable Multi-Band van der Waals Photodetector and Polarization Sensor, ACS Nano, 2024, 18, 11193-11199.
31. S. W. Kim, J. Seo, S. Lee, D. Shen, Y. Kim, H. H. Choi, H. Yoo, H. H. Kim, Non-volatile reconfigurable logic device based on photo-induced interfacial charge trapping in van der Waals gap, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2024, 16, 22131-22138.
30. Z. Peng, W. Guo, T. Liu, X. Wang, D. Shen, Y. Zhu, X. Zhou, J. Yan, H. Zhang, Flexible Copper-Based Thermistors Fabricated by Laser Direct Writing for Low-Temperature Sensing, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2024, 16, 10496–10507.
29. Y. Xiao, G. Zou, J. Huo, T. Sun, J. Peng, Z. Li, D. Shen, L. Liu, Local Modulation of Au/MoS2 Schottky Barrier by Top ZnO Nanowire Gate for High-Performance Photodetection, Nanoscale Horizons, 2024, 9, 285-294.
28. D. Shen, X. Zhang, L. Zhu, Laser Processing for Electricity Generators: Physics, Methods and Applications, Nano Energy, 2024, 120, 109182.
27. J. Huo, G. Zou, Y. Xiao, T. Sun, B. Feng, D. Shen, C. Du, J. Peng, L. Lin, L. Liu, Multifunctional van der Waals heterostructures enabled by femtosecond laser-controlled band alignment engineering, Nano Energy, 2023, 113, 108548.
26. J. Huo, G. Zou, Y. Xiao, T. Sun, B. Feng, D. Shen, L. Lin, W. Wang, A Zhanwen, L. Liu, High performance 1D–2D CuO/MoS2 photodetectors enhanced by femtosecond laser-induced contact engineering, Materials Horizons, 2023, 10, 524-535.



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25. D. Shen, H. Yang, C. Spudat, T. Patel. S. Zhong, F. Chen, J. Yan, X. Luo, M. Cheng, G. Sciaini, Y. P. Sun, D. A. Rhodes, T. Timusk, Y. N. Zhou, N. Y. Kim, A. W. Tsen, High-performance Mid-IR to deep-UV van der Waals photodetectors capable of local spectroscopy at room temperature, Nano Letters, 2022, 8, 3425–3432.
24. X. Zhao, D. Shen, W. W. Duley, Y. N. Zhou, Water-enabled electricity generation: a perspective, Advanced Energy and Sustainability Research. 2022, 3, 2100196.
23. B. Tekcan, B. v. Kasteren, S. V. Grayli, D. Shen, M. C. Tam, D. Ban, Z. Wasilewski, A. W. Tsen, M. E. Reimer, Semiconductor nanowire metamaterial for broadband near-unity absorption, Scientific Reports, 2022, 12, 9663.
22. D. Shen, M. Xiao, X. Zhao, W. W. Duely, Y. N. Zhou, Multifunctional self-powered electronics based on a reusable low-cost polypropylene fabric triboelectric nanogenerator, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2021, 13, 34266-34273.
21. X. Zhao, J. Feng, M. Xiao, D. Shen, C. Tan, X. Song, J. Feng, D. Walter, Y.N. Zou, A simple high power, fast response streaming potential/current-based electric nanogenerator using a layer of Al2O3 nanoparticles, ACS Applied Materials & Interface, 2021, 13, 27169–27178.
20. J. Huo, Y. Xiao, T. Sun, G. Zou, D. Shen, B. Feng, L. Lin, W. Wang, G. Zhao, L. Liu, Femtosecond laser irradiation-mediated MoS2–metal contact engineering for high-performance field-effect transistors and photodetectors, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2021, 13, 54246–54257.
19. Q.Jia, G. Zou, H. Zhang, W. Wang, H. Ren, Z. A, Z. Deng, S. Yan, D. Shen, L. Liu, Sintering mechanism of AgPd nanoalloy film for power electronic packaging, Applied Surface Science, 2021, 554, 149579.
18. D. Shen, W. W. Duley, P. Peng, M. Xiao, J. Feng, L. Liu, G. Zou, Y. N. Zhou, Moisture enabled electricity generation: from physics, materials to self-powered applications, Advanced Materials, 2020, 32, 2003722.
17. D. Shen, Y. Xiao, G. Zou, L. Liu, A. Wu, M. Xiao, J. Feng, Z. Hui, W. W. Duley, Y. N. Zhou, Exhaling-Driven Hydroelectric Nanogenerators for Stand-Alone Nonmechanical Breath Analyzing. Advanced Materials Technologies, 2020, 5, 1900819.
16. M. Xiao, S. Zheng, D. Shen, W. W. Duley, Y. N. Zhou, Laser induced nanoscale joining: materials, processing, properties and applications, Nano Today, 2020, 35, 100959.
15. Z. Hui, M. Xiao, D. Shen, J. Feng, P. Peng, Y. Liu, W. W. Duley, Y. N. Zhou, A self-powered nanogenerator for the electrical protection of integrated circuits from trace amounts of liquid, Nano-Micro Letters, 2020, 12, 5.
14. B. Feng, D. Shen, W. Wang, Z. Deng, L. Lin, H. Ren, A. Wu, G. Zou, L. Liu, Y. N. Zhou, Cooperative bilayer of lattice-disordered nanoparticles as room-temperature sinterable nanoarchitecture for device integrations, ACS Applied Materials & Interface, 2020, 11, 16972-16980. (Cover)
13. J. Feng, M. Xiao, Z. Hui, D. Shen, Y. Tian, C. Hang, W. W. Duley, N. Y. Zhou, High performance magnesium carbon nanofiber hygroelectric generator based on interface-mediation enhanced capacitive discharging effect, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2020, 12, 24289–24297.
12. W. Zhao, D. Shen, G. Zou, G. Zhao, H. Bai, L. Liu, Y. Zhou, Super black iron nanostructures with broadband ultralow reflectance for efficient photothermal conversion. Applied Surface Science, 2020, 521, 146383.
11. M. Xiao, D. Shen, M. H. Futscher, B. Ehrler, K. P. Musselman, W. W. Duley, Y. N. Zhou, Threshold switching in single metal-oxide nanobelt devices emulating an artificial nociceptor, Advanced Electronic Materials, 2020, 6, 1900595.
10. B. Zhao, M. Xiao, D. Shen, Y. N. Zhou, Heterogeneous stimuli induced nonassociative learning behavior in ZnO nanowire memristor, Nanotechnology, 2020, 31, 125201.
9. D. Shen, M. Xiao, Y. Xiao, G. Zou, L. Hu, B. Zhao, L. Liu, W. W. Duley, Y. N. Zhou, Self-powered, rapid response, and highly flexible humidity sensors based on moisture-dependent voltage generation. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2019, 11, 14249-14255.
8. Y. Xiao#, D. Shen#, G. Zou, A. Wu, L. Liu, W. W. Duley, Y. N. Zhou, Self-powered, flexible and remote-controlled breath monitor based on TiO2 nanowire networks, Nanotechnology, 2019, 30, 325503.
7. D. Shen, M. Xiao, G. Zou, L. Liu, W. W. Duley, Y. N. Zhou, Self-powered wearable electronics based on moisture enabled electricity generation, Advanced Materials, 2018, 1705925. (Back cover) (Reported by Nanowerk)
6. D. Shen, G. Zou, L. Liu, W. Zhao, A. Wu, W. W. Duley, Y. N. Zhou, Scalable high-performance ultraminiature graphene micro-supercapacitors by a hybrid technique combining direct writing and controllable microdroplet transfer, ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 2018, 10, 5404-5412.
5. M. Xiao#, D. Shen# (co-first author), K. P. Musselman, W. W. Duley, Y. N. Zhou, Oxygen vacancies migration/diffusion induced synaptic plasticity in a single titanate nanobelt, Nanoscale, 2018, 10, 6069-6079.
4. D. Shen, G. Zou, L. Liu, A. Wu, W. W. Duley, Y. N. Zhou, Investigation of impact and spreading of molten nanosized gold droplet on solid surfaces, Applied Optics. 2018, 57. 2080-2086.
3. D. Shen, G. Zou, L. Liu, W. W. Duley, Y. N. Zhou, Investigation of splashing phenomena during the impact of molten sub-micron gold droplets on solid surfaces, Soft Matter, 2016, 12, 295-301.
2. L. Liu, D. Shen, G. Zou, P. Peng, Y. Zhou, Cold welding of Ag nanowires by large plastic deformation, Scripta Materialia, 2016, 114, 112-116.
1. Y Li, D Li, C Li, H Wang, D Shen, L Liu, G Zou, Annealing-induced highly-conductive and stable Cu–organic composite nanoparticles with hierarchical structures, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, 2015, 636, 1-7.

D. Shen and A. W. Tsen, SENSOR, SYSTEM AND METHOD SYSTEM FOR ACQUIRING A SIGNAL INDICATIVE OF AN INTENSITY SPECTRUM OF ELECTROMAGNETIC RADIATION, US Patent. (Provisional)

2021 VEBLEO Fellow (Jr)

Reviewer：Nature Communications, Chemical Science, Nano Research, Journal of Alloys and Compounds, Journal of Laser Applications, ACS Applied Electronic Materials

2019 Natural Science Award, Ministry of Education of China
2019 Doctoral Dissertation Award, Tsinghua University
2018 Outstanding Academic Rookie Award, Tsinghua University
2018 NSK Sino-Japan Friendship Outstanding Paper Prize, NSK Ltd.
2015 Outstanding Academic Contribution Award, State Key Laboratory of Tribology of China